2022 Maine Best College Rankings
Bowdoin College ranked first and Colby College ranked second in Maine college rankings. The 2022 average tuition & fees of the Maine best colleges is $31,359 for Maine residents and $38,602 for out-of-state students. The average acceptance rate is 62.00% and the average SAT score is 1,176. The average number of student population is 3,732 and the average student to faculty ratio is 13 to 1.
Below statements summarize the average statistics of tuition, admission, and more academic factors for Maine best colleges. For the statistics, we only include 4 years colleges such as national universities and liberal arts colleges.
- The average undergraduate tuition & fees is $38,602 and Colby College has the highest tuition & fees of $61,220 and University of Maine at Machias has the lowest tuition & fees of $15,602.
- The average graduate tuition & fees is $23,946 and University of Maine has the highest tuition & fees of $29,490 and Saint Joseph's College of Maine has the lowest tuition & fees of $9,766.
- The average SAT score is 1,176 and Colby College has the highest SAT score of 1,465 and Husson University has the lowest score of 1,050.
- The average acceptance rate is 62.00% and Bowdoin College has the tightest (lowest) rate of 9% and University of Maine has the loosest (lowest) rate of 96%.
- The average student population is 3,732 and University of Maine has the most students of 11,741 and College of the Atlantic has the fewest students of 370.
- The average graduation rate is 62.82% and Bowdoin College has the highest rate of 95% and University of Maine at Machias has the lowest rate of 28%.
Maine Best Colleges Comparison
The below table compares the 11 best colleges in Maine. You can sort the table by touching/clicking a column name that your want sort.
Rank | College Name | Undergraduate Tuition & Fees | Graduate Tuition & Fees | SAT Score | Acceptance Rate | Population | Graduation Rate | Student to Faculty Ratio |
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1 | Bowdoin College Brunswick, ME | $58,322 | - | - | 9.0% | 1,777 | 95% | 8 to 1 |
2 | Colby College Waterville, ME | $61,220 | - | 1,465 | 9.0% | 2,155 | 90% | 10 to 1 |
3 | Bates College Lewiston, ME | $59,062 | - | - | 17.0% | 1,876 | 92% | 10 to 1 |
4 | University of New England Biddeford, ME | $39,820 | $29,352 | 1,135 | 90.0% | 7,208 | 61% | 13 to 1 |
5 | Husson University Bangor, ME | $20,430 | $17,680 | 1,050 | 86.0% | 3,473 | 58% | 12 to 1 |
6 | University of Maine Orono, ME | $33,586 | $29,490 | 1,170 | 96.0% | 11,741 | 56% | 16 to 1 |
7 | Saint Joseph's College of Maine Standish, ME | $39,986 | $9,766 | 1,125 | 81.0% | 1,967 | 59% | 12 to 1 |
8 | College of the Atlantic Bar Harbor, ME | $43,542 | $29,214 | - | 61.0% | 370 | 66% | 10 to 1 |
9 | University of Southern Maine Portland, ME | $23,904 | $22,968 | 1,113 | 87.0% | 8,022 | 36% | 12 to 1 |
10 | Thomas College Waterville, ME | $29,152 | $29,152 | - | 84.0% | 1,705 | 50% | 26 to 1 |
11 | University of Maine at Machias Machias, ME | $15,602 | - | - | - | 762 | 28% | 13 to 1 |
Average | $38,602 | $23,946 | 1,176 | 62.0% | 3,732 | 63% | 13 to 1 |